Christopher Christian Cox

Christopher Christian Cox (August 28, 1816 – November 25, 1882) was an American politician, surgeon and professor who served as the first lieutenant governor of Maryland.

Biography Born in Baltimore, Cox was a member of the National Union Party, a coalition of Democrats loyal to the Union and Republicans during the Civil War. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Yale in 1835 and a Master of Arts thereafter. He graduated from Washington Medical College with a Doctor of Medicine degree in 1838 and began practicing in Baltimore. He moved to practice in Easton in 1843. An Episcopalian, he died in Washington D.C.